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Dymchurch Primary School

New Hall Close, Dymchurch, Romney Marsh, TN29 0LE

Local ranking353rd of 450 primary schools in Kent
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

311

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 1 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
55.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
7.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
66.0%
Writing (Expected)
83.0%
Maths (Expected)
69.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
66.0%
Reading avg scaled score
102.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
103.0
Cohort Size
29

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
160
Boys
82 (51%)
Girls
78 (49%)
Capacity
311 (51% full)
SEND
10.6%
FSM Eligible
43.1%
EAL
3.8%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.3%
SEN Support
9.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
14.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
11.4
Budget per Pupil
£6,881/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
12.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 87.4%
  • Mixed Other: 3.8%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.5%
  • Asian Other: 1.9%
  • Other: 1.9%
  • White Other: 1.3%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 0.6%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%

87.4%

White British

3.8%

Mixed Other

2.5%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
142347
UKPRN
10054200
Establishment No.
2650
Trust
OUR COMMUNITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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